❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about serious and fatal crashes on the Albany to Esperance section of the South Coast Highway, identified as a risky road by the RAC. He inquires about crash statistics for 2024 and remediation plans since its 2022 listing.
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I refer to the RAC 'Risky Roads Survey 2024/25', and the results in relation to the top 10 risky roads in regional Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for the South Coast Highway at the Albany to Esperance section: (i) how many serious crashes occurred at the identified locations in 2024; (ii) how many fatal crashes occurred at the identified locations in 2024; and (iii) noting that the road was also listed in the 2022 'Risky Roads' summary, what steps have been taken, or are being planned, to remediate risk along the identified area?
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13 August 2025
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
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7 days
a)
(i-ii) There were ten serious crashes of which two were fatal.
(iii)
(i-ii) There were ten serious crashes of which two were fatal.
(iii)
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